This pioneering bar only shows women's sports—and it's expanding to Boston
Founded in Portland, Oregon, in 2022, The Sports Bra made national headlines as the first-ever sports bar exclusively showing women's sports. Now, it's bringing its game-changing model to four new cities: Boston, Las Vegas, Indianapolis and St. Louis. Each outpost will be locally owned and operated but follow the same winning playbook: wall-to-wall women's sports, scratch-made bar food (with plenty of vegan options) and a strong community vibe.
Boston's location doesn't have an address or opening date just yet, but the local ownership team comprises eight Boston-area residents—athletes, educators and longtime women's sports advocates—who've spent the past year organizing watch parties around the city. In other words: They know what they're doing, and they know the fan base is here.
And Boston's certainly ready: The city is set to welcome the NWSL's Boston Legacy FC in 2026, already plays host to the PWHL's Boston Fleet and is home to passionate fan communities for everything from college hoops to roller derby. Add in places like Drawdown Brewing in Jamaica Plain, which prioritizes women's games on its screens, and it's clear the city's sports culture is overdue for a bar like this.
Founder Jenny Nguyen calls the new franchise group 'The Starting Five,' with Boston joining Las Vegas, Indianapolis, St. Louis and the OG Portland location. 'We're serving fans nationwide who are hungry for spaces that not only champion women's sports, but create a community where everyone feels like they belong,' she said in a release.
And yes, the Boston menu is expected to feature favorites from the Portland original, like Aunt Tina's Vietna-Glaze Wings, a tempeh Reuben and the bourbon-and-peach cocktail known as the Title IX.
In a sports landscape that still sidelines women's leagues, The Sports Bra is putting them front and center—and Boston's about to get a front-row seat.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Daily Mail
4 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Ice Cube makes brutal Angel Reese admission amid Caitlin Clark rivalry
Caitlin Clark may have turned down a multi-million-dollar offer from Ice Cube's BIG3 league but Angel Reese won't be getting her sloppy seconds. The Indiana Fever sensation was reportedly offered a staggering $15million to join the 3-on-3 basketball league, founded by the rapper and co-owner Jeff Kwatinetz. However, the 23-year-old failed to join their roster with the offer of a sensational payday reportedly never even reaching Clark. After failing to land Clark, the BIG3 honchos could have turned to her biggest rival and fellow WNBA star, Reese. But Ice Cube swiftly shut down that suggestion with a brutal snub of the Chicago Sky forward. The musician made it clear that a similar offer would not be finding its way to Reese when questioned about the situation by TMZ this week. Ice Cube insisted that it wasn't an intentional snub of Reese's game, instead explaining that the league believed the former No 7 pick wouldn't have the same financial draw as Clark. He claimed that the league's sponsors had assured him that Clark's signing would have brought a massive financial boost but advised him that Reese would not have the same effect. 'They didn't tell us the same thing about Angel Reese,' he said. 'I don't know if we can make that same offer.' BIG3's offer would have front-loaded a huge payday for Clark to become the first woman to play in a North American men's professional basketball league, per Bleacher Report. Clark's offer from Big3 would have included a $10million in salary over two years, plus 'a percentage of team ownership worth millions, 50 percent of merchandising revenues from her name and likeness, and ownership of a BIG3 documentary with a seven-figure advance,' per Kwatinetz. Big3 started in 2017 but has not reached the popularity of the WNBA, and has not come close to the NBA. However, Ice Cube appeared pleased with the progress of his league this week, boasting about the 2025 season so far. 'We got some great players,' he said. 'Lance Stephenson, Dwight Howard. Wesley Johnson's been great, Montrezl Harrell's been great. The league has been must-see TV for sure.'
Reuters
17 hours ago
- Reuters
Liberty star Breanna Stewart exits early with lower leg injury
July 27 - Seven-time All-Star forward Breanna Stewart exited the New York Liberty's home game early in the first quarter against the Los Angeles Sparks on Saturday night because of a lower leg injury. The Liberty announced that Stewart, 30, would not return. Stewart finished with three points, which came on a 3-pointer, as well as one defensive rebound. Kennedy Burke replaced her with 6:33 left in the opening quarter. Stewart entered the day leading the Liberty in scoring (19.0 points per game), steals (1.5) and blocks (1.4) through 23 games (all starts). She ranked fifth in the league in both points and blocks per game. Stewart was selected the WNBA MVP in 2018 and 2023 as well as the 2016 Rookie of the Year and the Finals MVP in 2018 and 2020. She has been on league championship teams with the Seattle Storm (2018, 2020) and Liberty (2024). --Field Level Media
BBC News
2 days ago
- BBC News
Caitlin Clark breaks record again - with a rookie card
A 2024 WNBA rookie card of Caitlin Clark, signed by the Indiana Fever star herself, has sold for $660,000 (£491,116) - more than double the previous women's record. Extended bidding began at $336,000 before spiking to its final sale price at the auction hosted by memorabilia and trading card company Fanatics one-of-one Rookie Royalty WNBA Flawless Platinum Logowoman card features Clark's signature, inked in blue, and a photo of her mid-dribble, shin developed a massive following as a once-in-a-generation women's college basketball athlete, and the buzz of her fandom has followed her into the WNBA. The previous record for highest-selling women's sports card was also Clark's, which sold for $366,000 in March. The card that sold on Thursday night includes her photo, signature and game-worn patch from Clark's Fever also includes the words "769 pts and counting", written by Clark, a reference to the record she broke last year for points scored as a now has 14 cards featuring her that have sold at public auctions for sums that far exceed her salary for a season, which is estimated at roughly $80,000. She has been off the court since suffering a groin injury on 15 July, and her team has said there is no timeline for her return as the season grinds 23-year-old was already a major celebrity athlete when she joined the women's professional league last year, having won back-to-back NCAA championships with the Iowa Hawkeyes, and setting the all-time Division I scoring record for both men and was drafted as the first overall pick by the Fever in 2024 and was later named rookie of the joining the team, she has set multiple WNBA records, including assists in a single game and in a season.
